The primary curriculum design handbook [[electronic resource] ] : preparing our children for the 21st century / / Brian Male

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790012903321
• Autore: Male Brian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2012
• ISBN: 1-280-12381-8; 9786613527677; 1-4411-7260-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.19
• Soggetti: Education, Elementary - Curricula - Great Britain; Curriculum planning - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Curriculum design -- A 21st century curriculum? -- The curriculum tree -- How can we design a curriculum when we have to follow the national one? -- The deep roots of learning -- A canopy of leaves: the subject disciplines -- How do key concepts and key skills impact on learning -- Putting it all together: a framework of expectations -- A creative curriculum -- Making learning irresistible -- National expectations in a local context -- How will we know if we have been succesful -- Keeping an overview: evaluation -- Getting from here to there -- Postscript: a world-class curriculum.
• Sommario/riassunto: Schools across the world are struggling to balance the statutory requirements of a National Curriculum with their desire to provide the wide, engaging and exciting curriculum that they know children need. Concerns about standards often lead to a narrowing of the curriculum and many schools lack the confidence and approach to design that would enable them to resolve what seems like an impossible dilemma. In this authoritative yet engaging book, Brian Male looks at how schools can meet the requirements of a National Curriculum and yet be flexible enough to meet the needs, interests and concerns